.TH "nvme_admin_passthru64" 2 "nvme_admin_passthru64" "February 2020" "libnvme Manual"
.SH NAME
nvme_admin_passthru64 \- Submit an nvme passthrough command
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" nvme_admin_passthru64
.BI "(int " fd ","
.BI "__u8 " opcode ","
.BI "__u8 " flags ","
.BI "__u16 " rsvd ","
.BI "__u32 " nsid ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw2 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw3 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw10 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw11 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw12 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw13 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw14 ","
.BI "__u32 " cdw15 ","
.BI "__u32 " data_len ","
.BI "void *" data ","
.BI "__u32 " metadata_len ","
.BI "void *" metadata ","
.BI "__u32 " timeout_ms ","
.BI "__u64 *" result ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "fd" 12
File descriptor of nvme device
.IP "opcode" 12
The nvme io command to send
.IP "flags" 12
NVMe command flags (not used)
.IP "rsvd" 12
Reserevd for future use
.IP "nsid" 12
Namespace identifier
.IP "cdw2" 12
Command dword 2
.IP "cdw3" 12
Command dword 3
.IP "cdw10" 12
Command dword 10
.IP "cdw11" 12
Command dword 11
.IP "cdw12" 12
Command dword 12
.IP "cdw13" 12
Command dword 13
.IP "cdw14" 12
Command dword 14
.IP "cdw15" 12
Command dword 15
.IP "data_len" 12
Length of the data transfered in this command in bytes
.IP "data" 12
Pointer to user address of the data buffer
.IP "metadata_len" 12
Length of metadata transfered in this command
.IP "metadata" 12
Pointer to user address of the metadata buffer
.IP "timeout_ms" 12
How long the kernel waits for the command to complete
.IP "result" 12
Optional field to return the result from the CQE dword 0
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Parameterized form of \fBnvme_submit_admin_passthru64\fP. This sets up and
submits a \fIstruct nvme_passthru_cmd64\fP.

Known values for \fIopcode\fP are defined in \fIenum nvme_admin_opcode\fP.
.SH "RETURN"
The nvme command status if a response was received or -1
with errno set otherwise.
